With its 8 world class football stadiums, Morocco still needs more stadiums to boost its chances of hosting the 2026 football World Cup, which will see the number of participating teams increase from 32 to 48. Head of Morocco’s football federation (FRMF) Fouzi Lekjaa told the press, after the launch of the campaign bid, that […]
Egypt’s interim government has announced that the presidential vote will be held earlier, before parliamentary poll, than as originally foretold by the militia-backed authorities. This decision is allegedly designed to encourage further speculations over whether army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will stand for presidency. The general is being supported by many groups after he […]
Foreign investment in Algeria plummeted to $1.2 billion in 2017, a drop of 26 per cent compared to 2016, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The figures show Algeria’s perceived unfriendliness among foreign investors who are expecting genuine reforms that inspire confidence instead of superficial measures. In the Doing Business Index, […]
